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IG_365: Stucco and glass window
(AUT_Wien_MAK_IG_365_1)

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Titel

Replica of a stucco and glass window with interlaced star ornamentation

Art des Objekts
Masse
114 x 68 x 4.3 cm (with frame, approximate thickness of the window); 106.5 x 60.4 x 4 cm (without frame, approximate thickness of the window)
Künstler:in / Hersteller:in
Herstellungsort
Datierung
late 13th–early 14th centuries AH / second half of 19th century CE
Standort
Inventarnummer
OR 3619
Forschungsprojekt
Autor:in und Datum des Eintrags
Francine Giese, Sophie Wolf 2025

Ikonografie

Beschreibung

Rectangular stucco and glass window with geometric ornamentation composed of interlaced eight-pointed stars and held in a wooden frame. The stars are arranged symmetrically along the centre axis and form a pattern of interlocking stars. The rectangular field is framed by an interlaced ribbon ornament, which, unlike the main field, is not perforated and therefore not backed with coloured glass.

The window is held in a wooden frame composed of four slats fixed with nails at the corners.

Iconclass Code
48A981 · Ornament aus geometrischen Motiven
48A9815 · sternförmiges Ornament
48A9878 · Flechtwerk (Ornament)
Iconclass Stichworte
Inschrift

Paper label bottom right (writing upside down): Fenster 14

Materialien, Technik und Erhaltungszustand

Materialien

Gypsum plaster; colourless glass (with greenish-greyish tint); coloured glass (two shades of green, three shades of blue, two shades of orange, yellow, two shades of red flashed glass, wood, metal

Technik

The stucco lattice of this window is probably a cast of the latticework of window IG_362. As with the original, coloured pieces of glass were placed on the back of the openings in the stucco lattice and embedded in a thin (2–3mm) layer of stucco. In contrast to IG_362, there are no signs that the pieces of glass were fixed onto the lattice with an adhesive before embedding. The stucco panel is c.40mm thick. It is held in a wooden frame that is 43mm thick.

The coloured glass is 2mm thick; it is slightly thicker than the colourless glass (1–2mm). Some of the pieces of glass show elongated bubbles, suggesting that the glass sheets from which the pieces were cut were mouth-blown. The pieces of glass were cut roughly according to the design of the latticework using a glass-cutter. Scratch marks along the edges of several pieces of glass bear witness to this process.

Erhaltungszustand und Restaurierungen

The front of the window shows several cracks and losses in the latticework. On the back, there are some defects in the thin stucco layer and glass losses. The window shows no signs of previous restorations.

Entstehungsgeschichte

Forschung

This window has the same design as and dimensions almost identical to those of the stucco and glass window IG_362 held in the same collection. The colours and the layout of the pieces of glass are also very similar. We therefore assume that this window is a cast replica of IG_362. Several observations support this hypothesis: the traces of the tools used to cut the stucco lattice that we observed in window IG_362 are absent here. The surfaces of this window are smooth and show characteristics similar to those of other windows that were probably cast (see for instance IG_360, IG_361, IG_367, IG_368). In addition, the frame of the window does not have the diagonal reinforcements on the back that we observed on window IG_362 and on other windows of supposedly Tunisian origin. Due to the technical differences, we assume that the window was manufactured in Europe, possibly in Austria.

Due to the lack of documentation, the exact origin of the window and the date from which it first entered a museum collection are unknown. So far, we only know that it formed part of the collection of the Orientalisches Museum in Vienna, founded in 1874 (from 1886 the k.k. Österreichisches Handels-Museum). In 1897, Arthur von Scala (1845–1909), the director of the Handels-Museum, left the museum to become the new director of the k.k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (Wieninger, 2012). On his initiative, this and a few other stucco and glass windows were transferred to the k.k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (today the MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst) in 1907.

Datierung
late 13th–early 14th centuries AH / second half of 19th century CE
Zeitraum
1850 – 1874
Frühere Standorte
Herstellungsort

Provenienz

Eigentümer:in
Seit 1907: MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst, Inventar-Nr.: OR 3619, Wien (Österreich)
Vorbesitzer:in
Von [Eingangsjahr unbekannt] bis 1886: Orientalisches Museum (Wien), Wien (Österreich). date of acquisition unknown

Bibliografie und Quellen

Literatur

Azzam, K. (ed.) (2021). Arts & Crafts of the Islamic Lands. Principles, Materials, Practice. London.

Broug, E. (2013). Islamic Geometric Design. London.

Wieninger, J. (2012). Das Orientalische Museum in Wien: 1874–1906. Austriaca, 37, 143–158.

Bildinformationen

Name des Bildes
AUT_Wien_MAK_IG_365_1
Fotonachweise
© MAK/Christian Mendez
Aufnahmedatum
2024

Weiteres Bildmaterial und verwandte Objekte

Verwandte Objekte
Stucco and glass window with interlaced star ornamentation
Zusätzliches Bildmaterial
Stucco and glass window, backside

Zitiervorschlag

Giese, F., & Wolf, S. (2025). Replica of a stucco and glass window with interlaced star ornamentation. In Vitrosearch. Aufgerufen am 5. Dezember 2025 von https://www.vitrosearch.ch/objects/2713209.

Informationen zum Datensatz

Referenznummer
IG_365